Discovering Ancient Mesoamerican Civilizations

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DISCOVERING ANCIENT MESOAMERICAN CIVILIZATIONS n ancient times the land from central Mexico to northern Honduras was home to some of the most advanced civilizations on the American continents This territory called Mesoamerica cov ered about half of modern day Mexico all of Guatemala and Belize and parts of El Salvador and Honduras The people behind these sophisticated cultures were the native peoples of the Americas the Indians Much like in ancient Egypt Mesopotamia and China the Indians of Mesoamerica advanced from primitive ways to complex societies Beginning with almost nothing they eventually established elaborate cities built massive monuments and created beau tiful works of art They learned how to grow food in tropical rain forests and on mountain slopes They developed customs and laws and made amazing discoveries in astronomy and math What were these ancient people like What did they believe How did they